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Mother (1991)
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Original name: Mayrig
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
Henri Verneuil was born Achod Malakian of Armenian parentage on October 15, 1920, in Rodosto, Turkey, and his family fled to France and settled in Marseilles when he was a young child. He later recounted his childhood experience in the novel Mayrig, which he dedicated to his mother and made into this 1991 film with the same name.
Style:
saga, emotional, family saga, historical drama, melancholic, realistic, period piece
Plot:
armenian genocide, diaspora, biopic, exile, refugee, motherhood, immigration, family drama, survival, mother son relationship, resilience, family relations, memory, community, sacrifice, nostalgia, homesickness, longing, assimilation, intimate, poverty, coming of age, identity crisis, mother, genocide ...
Place:
armenia, marseille, ottoman empire, france, provence
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
This family drama is the sequel to director Henri Verneuil's autobiographical film, Mayrig. It takes place some forty years after the end of the previous film. In the earlier film, a young man has moved with his family to Marseilles from ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Duration: 101 min.
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Place:
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Country: France
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, thrilling, road movie, psychological, art house ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Country: India
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
historical drama, melancholic, emotional, poignant, bleak ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Plot:
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Country: France
Duration: 186 min.
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Turkey, Greece
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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253
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
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Duration: 121 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Story:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Country: France
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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